https://norwegianamericanhistory.org/catalog/files/original/b45319330e8b4c05b330a23788cefa80.pdf f9d1ee18924d57529f218a478a26f51d PDF Text Text Collection Name: S. Engelhart Sønnichsen papers, 1906-1945 Collection Number: P0659 Extent: 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box) Biography/History: Sønke Engelhart Sønnichsen (1878-1961) was born in Oslo, Norway to S.P. and Mathea Sonichsen. Sønnichsen was educated in Norway and Germany and immigrated in 1902. He was an architectural draftsman in Chicago, Seattle, and Vancouver for various firms. In 1916, he opened his own office in Seattle. He formed a partnership with B. Marcus Priteca, a theater architect, in Los Angeles in 1926, and was a designer for engineering and transportation companies during World War II. His brother was Yngvar Sønnichsen, a Norwegian-born, American artist known for his portraits, landscapes, and murals. In 1917, Sønke and Yngvar designed and decorated a Seattle lodge with oil canvas murals and paintings. Today, it is now the Raisbeck Performance Hall at Cornish College of the Arts. Scope and Content: Papers of a Norwegian-born architect, consisting of professional documents, pictures, plans, correspondence, and clippings, dealing with his training and accomplishments. Access Rights: This collection is open to research. Bibliographic Citation: [Indicate the cited item here]. S. Engelhard Sønnichsen Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota. Box Folder Description 1 1 Biography, miscellany and clippings, 1916-1939 1 2 Pictures, Washington Buildings, 1906-1958 1 3 Correspondence, Gulowsen-Grei Engine Co., 1919 January 24-1920 April 16 1 4 Pictures, British Columbia, 1910-1919 1 5 Pictures, California buildings, 1910-1919 1 6 Pictures, miscellaneous, undated 1 7 Plans, 1945 1 8 Professional documents and correspondence, 1899 November 13-1945 August 4 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Finding aid to the S. Engelhart Sønnichsen papers, 1906-1945 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Archival Collection Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource S. Engelhart Sønnichsen papers, 1906-1945 Description An account of the resource Biography/History: Sønke Engelhart Sønnichsen (1878-1961) was born in Oslo, Norway to S.P. and Mathea Sonichsen. Sønnichsen was educated in Norway and Germany and immigrated in 1902. He was an architectural draftsman in Chicago, Seattle, and Vancouver for various firms. In 1916, he opened his own office in Seattle. He formed a partnership with B. Marcus Priteca, a theater architect, in Los Angeles in 1926, and was a designer for engineering and transportation companies during World War II. His brother was Yngvar Sønnichsen, a Norwegian-born, American artist known for his portraits, landscapes, and murals. In 1917, Sønke and Yngvar designed and decorated a Seattle lodge with oil canvas murals and paintings. Today, it is now the Raisbeck Performance Hall at Cornish College of the Arts. Scope and Content: Papers of a Norwegian-born architect, consisting of professional documents, pictures, plans, correspondence, and clippings, dealing with his training and accomplishments. Location: 7/C/3 Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1906-1958 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context P0659 Subject The topic of the resource Architecture California Washington Sønnichsen, Sønke Engelhart Language A language of the resource Norwegian English Type The nature or genre of the resource Manuscripts Correspondence Photographic prints Clippings Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sønnichsen, S. Engelhart Extent The size or duration of the resource. 0.4 cubic feet (1 archives box ) Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. This collection is open for research. Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. [Indicate the cited item here]. S. Engelhart Sønnichsen Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.